to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
reinforcement; strengthening
union; joining; conjugation
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
to bite off; to gnaw through
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(wheeled) stretcher; gurney; trolley
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
one-by-one; separately; in detail
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy